A newly leaked video shows Diddy entering a not-guilty plea in federal court.
The Bad Boy Records mogul’s legal team has accused federal prosecutors of leaking videos to the media, including the infamous Cassie assault video that surfaced earlier this year. Diddy, whose real name is Sean Combs, was arrested in September this year and charged with sex trafficking, racketeering, forced labor, arson, obstruction of justice, and kidnapping. The 55-year-old entertainment mogul pleaded not guilty at his arraigning in September.
The two-minute and thirty-six-second video hit the internet on Friday (December 6). The clip, which was released by Mediatakeout, shows Diddy in court flanked by his attorneys. The presiding judge asked the defendant if he was ready to enter into a plea, and he responded, “Not guilty.”
Diddy was denied bond for the fourth time last month by a federal judge, who ruled that the safety of the community could not be guaranteed if he should be released on home confinement. The big question on everyone’s minds is how the video ended up only, given that it is courtroom surveillance footage and doesn’t appear to be from media cameras. Nevertheless, this will present defense attorneys with more arguments that videos are allegedly being selectively leaked to the media.
In the meantime, Diddy is seeking a dismissal of the indictment against him as his attorneys argued that prosecutors violated his constitutional rights to a fair trial. This stemmed from a recent raid on his jail cell by prosecutors who allegedly reviewed confidential legal notes that were photographed. His attorneys believed that gives the feds an unfair advantage ahead of the May 2025 trial.
Leaked footage of Diddy pleading not guilty in federal court after the judge read his charges from his indictment
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The judge had already ruled that prosecutors should destroy the photos of the notes they acquired from the jail cell raid, but defense lawyers say that’s not enough to remedy the situation. Aside from wanting the indictment dismissed in its entirety, Diddy’s attorney, Alexandra A.E. Shapiro, is now asking U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian to disqualify prosecutors involved in reviewing the notes as the second option.
The feds claim that Diddy was not the specific target of the raid and that it was conducted due to security concerns. Diddy is also asking the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where he is being housed, to grant him access to a laptop as he prepares for trial next year.
